Jamaica has been making significant strides in advancing critical environmental development policies with the European Union (EU) grant fund support of €16.6 million. This is being facilitated through a financing agreement between the government and the EU, under the Improved Forest Management in Jamaica Programme. This provides budgetary support towards addressing environmental and climate change challenges. Several of the notable...

Prime Minister the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, on Friday (May 20) handed over two housing units, built under the New Social Housing Programme (NSHP), to families of the Latium and Lottery districts in St. James. The two-bedroom units were handed over to Beverley Thompson of Latium, and husband and wife Jermaine and Jasseth Clarke of Lottery. Both families now have much improved...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, on Friday (May 20), broke ground for construction of 144 detached two-bedroom housing solutions at Union Acres in Irwin, St. James. The housing development is being undertaken by the National Housing Trust (NHT) through a joint venture partnership with the Jamaica Civil Service Housing Company Limited and the Jamaica Confederation of Trade Unions...

Turtles are majestic creatures that draw attention and wonder all around the world, especially when an adult of the reptile specie is spotted. Sadly, not many persons are aware of the challenges these creatures face in their development and efforts to complete a life cycle. Most turtles can live from 10 to 80 years, but large land tortoises and sea...

Government Senator Kavan Gayle is encouraging citizens to adequately plan for their retirement, which may be a prolonged period due to improved life expectancy. “During our working life, we must prepare for retirement [which] must be seen as an important part of life. Whether retirement is 60 or 65, life expectancy has increased and so the period of retirement can...

The St. James Municipal Corporation is in a heightened state of readiness for the 2022 Atlantic Hurricane season, which commences on June 1 and runs until November 30. In an interview with JIS News, Parish Coordinator for Disaster Preparedness, Tamoy Sinclair, said the 65 designated emergency shelters in the parish have been inspected to ensure they are up to standard...

Urology patients at the Mandeville Regional Hospital (MRH) in Manchester are to benefit from the use of a resectoscope, used in prostate and bladder surgeries, and valued at J $1.1 million. The equipment and its accessories will be used for most of the endoscopic surgeries performed in the urology department. Urology is the branch of medicine that focuses on the...